US manufacturers must cope with structural costs that are 20% greater, on average, than those faced by manufacturers in the United States' nine largest trading partners. And that structural cost disadvantage--driven mainly by higher corporate taxes and hi…
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In Asia, it is not uncommon for my company’s customers to share manufacturing plant capacity with other companies. One interesting outcome is that the same plant with the same equipment, management team, and employees can produce products of different qua…
In Asia, it is not uncommon for my company’s customers to share manufacturing plant capacity with other companies. One interesting outcome is that the same plant with the sa… http://www.gil-evevnts.gilcommunity.com/blog/global-view-taking-responsibility-quality-people-can-get-hurt/

How much of what US consumers spend on goods that are "Made in China" ends up in the pockets of Chinese manufacturers, and how much pays for the domestic distribution, sale, and support of foreign-made goods in the US?
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Manufacturing Executive is pleased to launch a new feature, The Global View blog, by Everette Phillips. The Global View will explore a wide range of issues and challenges facing manufacturers as they seek new opportunities in emerging markets and low-cost…
Manufacturing Executive is pleased to launch a new feature, The Global View blog, by Everette Phillips. The Global View will explore a wide range of issues and challenges facing m… http://www.gil-evevnts.gilcommunity.com/blog/welcome-global-view/